Chammath — H2575

Definition

locative proper noun

Chammath, a place in Palestine

1. Hammath = "hot spring"
2. one of the fortified cities in the territory allotted to Naphtali

Usually translated as

Hammath

Origin

a variation for the first part of H2576; hot springs

• Chammôth Dôʼr (H2576)

Occurrences

Chammath occurs 2 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Joshua (1), 1 Chronicles (1)

• Joshua 19:35 — And the fenced cities are Ziddim, Zer, and Hammath (וְחַמַּ֖ת), Rakkath, and Chinnereth,
• 1 Chronicles 2:55 — And the families of the scribes which dwelt at Jabez; the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, and Suchathites. These are the Kenites that came of Hemath (מֵחַמַּ֖ת), the father of the house of Rechab.